Daily News April 23, 1998	Days:  21 22 23 24 27

politics

TODAY THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS WAS EXPORTED FROM GEORGIA TO UK

The transport of US Air Forces was shipping this cargo under the strengthened guard. The British government for reasons of security refused to state the shipping date.




ZURAB ZHVANIA WAS INVITED TO VISIT ROMANIA WITH THE OFFICIAL VISIT

Yesterday the Parliament Chairman Zurab Zhvania received the Romanian Ambassador Konstantin Gibria. The Embassy functions in Tbilisi already for 1.5 months and according to the Ambassador, one of the priorities of his activity is the deepening of the contacts between the legislation organs of the two countries.




THIS YEAR WILL BE 80 YEARS SINCE PROCLAMATION OF THE GEORGIAN INDEPENDENCE

President Eduard Shevardnadze signed the decree about the activities regarding the celebration of the May 26 Independence Day. In 1918 this day was announced the Georgian Democratic Republic.




SERGEI SHAMBA CRITICIZED THE RUSSIAN POSITION ON THE GEORGIAN-ABKHAZIAN SETTLEMENT

The Minister of the Foreign Affairs of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia finds, that in Russian position was defined the one-sided approach, which does not agree in any way with the mediator’s role. According to him, the perpetual acquiescence to the Georgian demands during the simultaneous pressure on Abkhazia, including the economical blockade, give Georgia the reason to fight for more.




HALO TRUST LIFTED ABOUT 350 MINES IN ABKHAZIA THIS YEAR

As became known to Sarke, the organization Halo Trust, conducting the minelifting on the Abkhazian territory, since January lifted about 350 mines. The works are conducted near Sukhumi along the river Gumista and in the Gali region along the river Enguri.




AT NIGHT ON APRIL 22 IN ABKHAZIA WAS PELT THE RUSSIAN BORDER GUARDS CHECKPOINT

As informed in the Russian Federal Border Service, the checkpoint in Ochamchire was pelt from the machine-gun from the side of the forest. The border guards opened the responsive pelt.




THE GEORGIAN MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AFFAIRS CONTRADICTS THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESUMING OF THE ARMED OPPOSITION FROM THE FOLLOWERS OF ZVIAD GAMSAKHURDIA

This statement was made due to the recently broadcasted information that the part of the Zviadists quasi got armed and went to the forests. In particular, about this informed in the interview to the newspaper Rezonansi the Chairman of the opposition Chkondideli society Jemal Gamakharia.

economics

THE MINISTRIES OF THE INTERIOR AFFAIRS, HEALTHCARE, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TOGETHER WITH THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT ARRANGED THE ACTIVITIES ON STRENGTHENING THE STATE CONTROL OVER THE QUALITY OF THE WHEAT AND FLOUR

About this was informed at the today’s press conference in the Agriculture and Food Ministry on the results of the board, in which participated the representatives of the stated departments. They discussed the questions of responsibility distinction between the department structures.




THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE IS GOING TO COVER THE PENSION FUND INDEBTEDNESS

According to the information from the Ministry of Finance the pension fund indebtedness of the size 2.9 million Lari must be covered by the end of the month. What concerns the subsidies on the rehabilitation of the tea branch, then already were transferred 640,000 Lari, and until the end of the month this amount will make 1.5 million.




THE LIGHT INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THE ORDERS OF THE POWER STRUCTURES

This is the evaluation of the experts from the Industry Ministry. According to the information from the Ministry, the reason of this is that the light industry enterprises, which won in the tender on supplying the production to the power structures, have not received the advance amounts yet.




THE PRESENTATION OF THE IFC OFFICE IS PLANNED FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE MAY

About this informed to Sarke the Head of the IFC representation in Georgia David Lawrence. Should be mentioned, that presently this organization realizes in Georgia 2 projects: with the TBC-bank (to the bank was opened the direct credit line in $3 million) and Georgian Glass and Mineral Waters Co.




THE GEORGIAN SCIENTISTS GAINED AN OFFING TO INTEGRATE INTO THE WORLD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

A decision on financing the mutual contest for the Georgian scientists was made in Brussels. To finance the winners in the project contest will be picked out 1 million ECU.

society

THE REGULAR SITTING OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON AWARDING THE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS HAS BEEN HELD

The commission picked out 52 candidates among the youth, among them 25 artists, 14 scientists and 13 sportsmen.




THE TBILISI’S MAYOR OFFICE IS GOING TO MAKE A DECISION OF HANDING THE BUILDING OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHY AND THEATRE MUSEUM TO THE ARCHITECT’ UNION

This drove the clamorous protest from the side of the theatre and movie actors, which sent a letter to President Shevardnadze. In the letter they demand not to allow the closing of the only museum of such type in Georgia, moreover that Mayor Office does not offer any other building instead.